Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.6° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
NE
8
0.7
S
10
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
1161
979
857
694
527
382
330
218
180
170
122
96
75
73
85
149
99
127
196
192
540
1314
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
10
SW
10
N
10
N
10
W
0
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:35AM1.70m
3:59PM1.82m
4:15AM1.72m
4:39PM1.81m
4:57AM1.74m
5:20PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.25m
10:11PM0.30m
10:25AM0.24m
10:53PM0.28m
11:10AM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
15
14
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
14
11
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
10
9
8
8
8
6
8
10
9
7
8
6
6
6
6
8
4
-1
-3
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